By Denis Jjuuko On the Sunday, a few hours before Dr Hajj Bulaimu Muwanga Kibirige, popularly known as BMK (pictured) after his eponymous group, was buried at the ‘public’ Muslim cemetery he created in Nkoowe near Wakiso town, I was at Hotel Africana in Kampala. Unlike many Ugandan businesses and
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Kahinda Otafiire, the Minister of Internal Affairs The Government Assurances Committee of Parliament has asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to provide a list of 699 Ugandans holding diplomatic passports.The committee’s probe follows concerns of Ugandans holding diplomatic and official passports obtained through irregular channels.According to the Committee chairperson Betty
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Frank K. Tumwebaze (pictured), the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries has lashed out at some Government officials for insecurity in farming communities and not caring about issues that affect ordinary Ugandans. The made the revelation via his official Twitter handle while responding to Dicksons C. Kateshumbwa, the Sheema Municipality MP, who called on
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Kenya imports lots of maize from Uganda and Tanzania Maize imports to Kenya declined 26 percent in the seven months to July as restrictions on produce coming in from Tanzania and Uganda in the first quarter of the year impacted volumes. Ministry of Agriculture says the volume declined to
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Persons vaccinated using the the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine might need to get a booster dose so as to get 100 percent protection against severe disease according to findings from Phase III trials. The trials that were carried out by the manufacturers of the vaccine show that the single-dose
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The Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah (pictured) has directed all Committees of Parliament to put an end to the lobby schemes they have been engaged in the guise of holding inquiry meetings with Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) outside the premises of Parliament in a move intended to curb the huge appetite
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President Museveni Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has promised to ensure that the NSSF Amendment Bill is handled expeditiously once tabled before parliament. Oulanyah made the remarks as he was officially informing MPs that the NSSF amendment bill 2019 had been returned to Parliament by the President. In his letter,
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MSU President Paul Lumala speaking at the handover ceremony in Kasese on Saturday. Photo: Ronald Tusiime Mountain Slayers Uganda (MSU) over the weekend handed over mountain climbing safety equipment to the Rwenzori mountains’ guiding community. The equipment handover is part of a project that also saw guides and rangers from the Rwenzori
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The dogs mauled 21 goats in Luwero Six stray dogs have attacked a farm and mauled 21 goats at Lusanja village in Kikyuusa Town Council, Luwero district. The incident occurred last evening during a downpour at around 5.00pm. The dead and injured goats belonged to Godfrey Ssekiranda, a resident of the
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A section of Wilson Airport in Nairobi on August 9, 2016. PHOTO | SALATON NJAU Wealthy Kenyans and private aviation firms last year sold 72 planes in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic that reduced the millionaires’ net worth and hit demand for travel. The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA)
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